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Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International)
by Ryszard Kapuscinski  Publisher Comments From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales. In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland...
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Vanishing Cornwall
by Daphne Du Maurier Publisher Comments "There was a smell in the air of tar and rope and rusted chain, a smell of tidal water. Down harbour, around the point, was the open sea. Here was the freedom I desired, long sought-for, not yet known. Freedom to write, to walk, to wander, freedom to...
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Riding the Hulahula to the Arctic Ocean: A Guide to Fifty Extraordinary Adventures for the Seasoned Traveler
by Shannon Stowell Publisher Comments True, the free-wandering '60s are long gone: you sold your backpack years ago, raised a family, enjoyed a fruitful career. Finally, it's time to indulge your wanderlust--and rediscover the incredible fun and excitement of traveling off the beaten path...
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A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry
by Nathan Hodge Publisher Comments Two Washington, D.C., defense reporters do for nukes what Sarah Vowell did for presidential assassinations in this fascinating, kaleidoscopic portrait of nuclear weaponry. In A Nuclear Family Vacation, husband-and-wife journalists Sharon Weinberger and...
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Meanwhile Don't Push and Squeeze
by Robert Berold Publisher Comments Vividly capturing the tastes, sounds, and smells of Hangzou, China, this entertaining and witty travelogue details a year spent teaching creative writing at Zeijang University and the experiences of being a fish out of water. Containing...
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Travel Literature)
by Eric Newby Publisher Comments The view was colossal. Below us on every side mountain surged away it seemed forever; we looked down on glaciers and snow-covered peaks that perhaps no one has ever seen before, except from the air.' Feeling restless in the world of London's high-fashion...
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The River Queen: A Memoir
by Mary Morris Publisher Comments This story of a middle-aged woman's odyssey down the Mississippi River is a funny, beautifully written, and poignant tale of a journey that transforms a life In fall 2005 acclaimed travel writer Mary Morris set off down the Mississippi in a battered old...
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The Wrong Way Home: London to Sydney the Hard Way
by Peter Moore Synopsis As an outgoing, upbeat guy who travels over some very serious ground, Peter finds the human aspect in every city: either sneaking through the Bosnian war zone with newfound friends Slaven, Koca and Damir; playing house-guest to a beautiful Iranian woman...
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Notes from a Sea Diary & Who Lost an American?: The Travel Writings
by Nelson Algren Publisher Comments This collection of Nelson Algren's travel writings documents his journeys through the seamier sides of great American cities and the international social and political landscapes of the mid-1960s. Notes from a Sea Diaryoffers one of the most remarkable...
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Descending the Dragon: My Journey Down the Coast of Vietnam
by Jon Bowermaster Publisher Comments Sometimes the longest journey begins with great patience. When Jon Bowermaster proposed an 800-mile kayak expedition along Vietnam's northern coastline, the country's government initially responded, That will be quite impossible. Negotiation saved the...
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Love & War in the Apennines (Travel Literature)
by Publisher Comments Eric Newby escapes throug a hospital window to become a POW on the run in Italy in 1943. With the Nazis moving in from the north and no certain way back to England, his situation appear grim. But with the help of local farmers and villagers, who risk...
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A Load of Bull: An Englishman's Adventures in Madrid
by Tim Parfitt Publisher Comments In the late 1980s, Tim Parfitt talked his way into a job at Condé Nast in London and, from there, into a six-week stint in Madrid to help launch Spanish Vogue. But six weeks soon turned into nine years, and helping out transformed into running...
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The Ridiculous Race
by Steve Hely Publisher Comments The most absurd, hilarious, and ridiculous travelogue ever told, by two hit-TV comedy writers who raced each other around the world—for bragging rights and a very expensive bottle of Scotch It started as a friendly wager: two old friends from The...
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This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities
by Jim Rossignol Publisher Comments In May 2000 I was fired from my job as a reporter on a finance newsletter because of an obsession with a video game. It was the best thing that ever happened to me, So begins this story of personal redemption through the unlikely medium of electronic...
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Mediterranean Summer: A Season on France's Cote D'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella
by Erol Munuz Publisher Comments “Saturday was dawning warm, with only a gentle wind under a light blue sky as we got under way. . . . With the motor cut out, I could hear the whispered splash of the sea against the hull as we knifed through the Mediterranean. The calming...
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Previous Convictions: Assignments from Here and There
by A. A. Gill Publisher Comments Critic, essayist and cultural savant A.A. Gill is probably the most widely read columnist in Britain. His books The Angry Island and A.A. Gill is away have found delighted fans in America as well, and sparked a loyal following. His new book of travel...
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Swahili for the Broken Hearted: Cape Town to Cairo by Any Means Necessary
by Peter Moore Synopsis While for many, a galloon of ice cream or a new convertible might be enough to ease the pain of a nasty break-up, this outgoing Aussie author needs a twelve-country, six-month journey snaking through Africa on a ridiculously small budget. And with all...
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Giant Steps: The Remarkable Story of the Goliath Expedition from Punta Arenas to Russia
by Karl Bushby Publisher Comments In Punta Arenas, Chile, in November 1998, Karl Bushby set out on one of the most remarkable journeys of modern times. His plan is as simple as it is extraordinary—to walk up the Americas, across the Bering Strait, through Asia, Russia, and Europe...
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My Mercedes Is Not for Sale: From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...an Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara
by Jeroen Van Bergeijk Publisher Comments “Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?” —Janis Joplin A journalist’s intrepid endeavor to sell his used car abroad results in a high-spirited and revealing look at West Africa. “Look, there’s my car,”...
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A Small Place in Italy (Travel Literature)
by Publisher Comments In 1967 Eric and Wanda Newby fulfilled a long-cherished dream when they bought a run-down farmhouse in northeastern Tuscany, in the foothills of the Italian Alps. They were the first foreigners to live in the region. A Small Place in Italy describes how...
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